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Why Americans are buying $22 smoothies despite feeling terrible about the economy

By Yuanyuan (Gina) Cui, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Coastal Carolina University
Patrick van Esch, Associate Professor of Marketing, Coastal Carolina University

Americans are skipping restaurant dinners, delaying car purchases and scouring for grocery deals. Amid tariff anxiety and broader stress over affordability, consumer confidence has dropped…

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